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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after lexington

Columbus

oh · metro 2.2M

a dispatch from

columbus

OH

39.96°N

83.00°W

Columbus is Ohio State on autumn Saturdays (the Horseshoe holds 100,000+ and they all wear scarlet), German Village's cobblestone streets and brick cottages, and a Short North gallery scene that punches well above its weight. It's quietly become a test market for the rest of America because the demographics line up so neatly. The food scene leans young, weird, and good. 'Buckeyes' here can mean either the football team or the chocolate-peanut-butter candy.

metro2.2M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$20

less monthly outlay than Lexington

A near-tie on cost. What separates Columbus is the life around the numbers.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

2% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Lexington

vs 4.5% in Lexington

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$20 more than Lexington

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$350k

8% more expensive than Lexington

vs $324k in Lexington

05metro size

2.2M

vs 520k in Lexington

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Lexington barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.

176% more happening than in Lexington.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

5% lower than Lexington

vs 60/100 in Lexington

Closest outdoor draw: Alum Creek State Park, 16.2 mi.

·walk score®

85/100

3% lower than Lexington

vs 88/100 in Lexington

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

146% more than Lexington

vs 13 nonstops in Lexington

04 · see also

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